June 2018 Favorites

June 2018 Favorites MUFE Rouge Artist Natural N9, $11 / China Glaze Gelaze Diva Bride, $11 / Hot Tools 1.25 Curling Iron, $40 / Polar Toasted Coconut, $1 / Kenra Dry Thickening Spray, $17 Frankly, it’s amazing that I was able to scrounge up the time to document my June 2018 Favorites in light of: … Read more

The Haul-idays / No Buy / State of Things

Haul Since the sale I bought C Firma during, I allowed myself to spend a little more on beauty-related products during the holidays. In addition to the MiroPure Straightening brush, I bought: Another hair tool to try. There’s no universe in which I would have dropped money (>$125!) on a Beachwaver but I got the … Read more

Clever Ways to Use Your FSA Funds

photo from http://www.oralabs.com/blog/wear-sunscreen/ For those of you with HSA or FSA funds, December 31 marks the, “use it or lose it,” deadline. If you don’t need an eye exam or new glasses, what do you spend those funds on? DID YOU KNOW… …that HSA and FSA dollars can, in most cases, be spent on sunscreen? You’ll want … Read more

The Sickness; Sephora and Ulta Haul Chatter

I seem to have a reasonably solid immune system and tend to only be taken down by the sick once or twice a year. Alas, this past week was one of those times. There’s been a lot of hot tea and chicken soup in this house in the last two weeks There wasn’t a whole lot (read: … Read more

Upcoming Travel – Quart Bag Packing Plans

It isn’t often that I have to travel for work. When I do, I find myself in a prep frenzy in the weeks prior; since it isn’t routine for me, I get a little neurotic about it. I’m attending a conference in Texas … so I need to survive Texas, which is contrary to my … Read more